Southsea, Hampshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Southsea when compared to any previous February.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 316 companies were registered in Southsea during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 5.1% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SouthseaUK
    2015316161,156
    2014333150,722
    % change-5.1%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (333) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Southsea when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 201590106120
    New companies in 201411399121
    % change-20.4%7.1%-0.8%
    Record Year2014 (113)2015 (106)2014 (121)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 133 companies were dissolved in Southsea during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 75.0% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SouthseaUK
    201513389,523
    20147682,370
    % change75.0%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (133) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Southsea when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015383758
    Closed companies in 2014213124
    % change81.0%19.4%142%
    Record Year2010 (40)2015 (37)2009 (80)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Southsea during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 183 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)SouthseaUK
    201518371,633
    201425768,352
    Record Year 2014 (257) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015526962
    Net growth in 2014926897
    Record Year2014 (92)2013 (83)2014 (97)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Southsea formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Southsea
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.2%
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    Record Year (since 1960) 2014 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-21.9%-1.4%-9.6%
    Record Year2014 (0.2%)2013 (0.2%)2013 (0.2%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 42.0.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.8% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 4.6% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Southsea was in 2007 when 33.6% of all directors were female.

    30.6% of all director appointments in Southsea in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    SOCIAL6.82%CONSULTING5.23%
    CARE4.51%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    ENGINEERING3.48%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    WORK3.04%PROPERTY2.72%
    CONSULTANCY2.21%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTING1.72%CARE2.13%
    MANAGEMENT1.28%ENGINEERING2.12%
    J1.28%LONDON1.91%
    S0.98%TRADING1.88%
    ELECTRICAL0.98%TRANSPORT1.82%
    M0.93%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    L0.88%DESIGN1.65%
    R0.83%PROPERTIES1.63%
    CONSTRUCTION0.79%CO.,1.58%
    D0.74%J1.55%
    SOUTHSEA0.69%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    RAIL0.64%BUSINESS1.49%
    RECRUITMENT0.59%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    HEALTH0.59%GLOBAL1.46%
    P0.59%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    C0.59%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    IT0.54%BUILDING1.31%
    K0.54%IT1.30%
    DESIGN0.44%MEDIA1.28%
    PROPERTY0.44%M1.27%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied487288,953
    88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified2325,014
    71129 - Other engineering activities1066,278
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management9243,081
    86900 - Other human health activities9013,990
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities7630,825
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified6458,522
    99999 - Dormant Company4849,474
    56101 - Licensed restaurants438,909
    71121 - Engineering design activities for industrial process and production361,666
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified3529,218
    62012 - Business and domestic software development299,651
    62090 - Other information technology service activities2812,862
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified2519,098
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands238,607
    86101 - Hospital activities195,043
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles185,392
    43390 - Other building completion and finishing166,052
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified169,080
    41100 - Development of building projects1511,863

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09384675 AMPC MULTIMEDIA SERVICES LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09387197 MEDITERRANEAN GRILL COMPANY LIMITED 13 Jan 2015
    09388211 EPIC WEEKENDS LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09405075 CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09412482 HANZEL LTD 29 Jan 2015
    09372328 NICOLE O'CONNOR RADIOGRAPHY LTD 02 Jan 2015
    09372950 LIVE END SOUND LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09374981 ID ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS LIMITED 06 Jan 2015
    09377489 REFIT JOINERY LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09384042 HAYLING SPICE LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09384439 HTW CONSULTANCY LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09387734 JELTEC SERVICES LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09390910 THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY TEST LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09392566 AIDRON LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09392595 HUTCHINSON REED LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09394000 XENETA SOLUTIONS LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09398082 MARION ANKUNDA LIMITED 20 Jan 2015
    09399606 IRASSA (UK) LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09401865 WILDFIRE INVESTMENTS LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09404206 SUMMAX LIMITED 23 Jan 2015
    09404560 ASHCROFT SOCIAL CARE LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09406610 WJD DIRECT LIMITED 26 Jan 2015
    09413160 EE H 1952 LIMITED 29 Jan 2015
    09414850 BOA VISTA ASSOCIATES LIMITED 30 Jan 2015
    09415421 HW INDUSTRIES LIMITED 30 Jan 2015